If you need help coordinating the transport of your goods or you don’t have the time or experience to do it yourself, then a freight forwarder is for you. Experts in logistics, freight forwarders have the equipment, networks and knowledge to manage your shipment.
Whether you’re looking to import or export goods, a freight forwarder can deal with all parties in the supply chain to ensure your goods get to their intended destination as quickly and as safely as possible. Freight forwarders are your go-to for transporting goods anywhere in the world.
Here are four good reasons why you need the help of a freight forwarder:
- A freight forwarder will coordinate everything for you, saving you time and hassle. This may include booking cargo space in the most cost-effective manner, coordinating freight charges, arranging storage and warehousing, organising insurance and tracking your shipment.
- Freight forwarders usually ship under their own bills of lading or air waybills – these are also referred to as a house bill of lading or house air waybill, and their agents or associates at the destination will then provide document delivery, deconsolidation, as well as freight collection services.
- Take note that a freight forwarder does not move the freight itself but acts as an intermediary between shipper and several transference services such as ocean shipping on cargo ships, trucking, and further shipping by air freight as well as moving goods by using rail transport.
- A freight forwarding company has built strong relationships with dealings with transporters, allowing better pricing and smoother communication. Additionally, if multiple services are required such as air freight, rail and trucking, a freight forwarder can develop the best solution to deliver efficiently, cost-effectively and reliably.
Freight forwarders provide a range of services
Freight forwarding companies can help streamline your supply chain on several different levels, including:
- International Import and Export Documentation
- Insurance
- Customs Clearance
- Packing
- Storage and warehousing
- Inventory Management
Freight forwarders are experts in all of these areas and can help consult you on the best way to accomplish your supply chain and shipping goals.
How to choose a freight forwarder
When figuring out how to choose a freight forwarder, you should take several things into consideration:
- How long has the company been in business?
- Find a company with a proven track record of success
- What kind of a reputation do they have?
- Is the company well known for their excellent service and reliability?
- Do they have experience handling the same types of goods?
- Are they familiar with shipping the same type of products you are shipping?
- What is their network of contacts like?
- Are they limited to working with only a few carriers in one region, or are they an international company with contacts around the world?
All of these things are going to be important in figuring out the best freight forwarding company to choose for your needs. At the end of the day, you want to choose a freight forwarding company that has a reputation of excellent service with a large network of contacts.
At Canberra Country Can, our freight forwarding services will ensure your goods are being delivered with the utmost care and professionalism. We can handle local, interstate and even international freight transport. From small packages to entire trucks and/or container shipping, we have over 20 years’ experience in freight forwarding and pride ourselves on helping customers by ensuring their goods are delivered on time and as expected, we can even pack items into shipping containers and have built custom international shipping crates for international transport of sensitive and very expensive cargo. We are experts in delivering freight to regional NSW from our ACT depot, to places such as the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project at Lobbs Hole, daily deliveries from the ACT to Sydney and the NSW Snowy Mountains, NSW South Coast, and networks of drivers and contractors that deliver all over Southern and Central West NSW. Send any freight forwarding questions to our team of logistics experts online, or give us a call on 02 6260 1265.